Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note
Tip (Thank, recall, restate): Parts: the thanks → one detail you recall → your interest → the sign-off. Send it within 24 hours to everyone who interviewed you, even if you think it went badly. Avoid: waiting two weeks, asking for the result, long essays, copied templates, misspelt names, demands.
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- 1.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
- 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
- 3.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
- 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
- 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
- 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
- 8.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
- 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
- 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
- 13.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
- 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
- 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
- 20.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 24.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
- 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
- 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
- 29.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
- 32.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
- 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
- 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
- 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
- 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
Answer key
- yes, it is still polite
- all of them
- short and specific
- the thanks
- the thanks
- sending it the same day
- a copied template
- False
- misspelling their name
- the thanks
- a poor note habit
- asking for the result
- True
- False
- it shows you listened
- a good note habit
- a long essay
- naming one detail
- a detail you recall
- False
- True
- False
- False
- within 24 hours
- a good note habit
- thanking each person
- a good note habit
- a short note
- True
- a good note habit
- your interest
- True
- a poor note habit
- a poor note habit
- False
- waiting two weeks
- the sign-off
- asking for the result
- your interest
- spelling names right
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